The Youth Fleece To Shawl competition is well under way now, and the teams have gotten into a rhythm of producing quality yarn and shawls. The judges are making their way around to each team to observe their progress. The arena now has a decent-sized crowd of friends and family of the teams, and many who are just passing through are stopping to watch these kids in action. I've fielded many questions already... does that make me an "expert"?

Speaking of experts, a Q&A session will begin shortly, where true fiber expert Tom Knisely of The Mannings will answer the crowd's questions about the teams, competition, and everything fiber.

Correction from earlier: the teams have 3 hours to card, spin, and weave their shawls, not 2 hours. My apologies.